Our Willington mooring |
Before leaving
Willington, we went for a walk down to where an old, former toll
bridge elegantly crosses the River Trent. Before the bridge was
built, the river separated two communities. When the bridge was built
to solve this problem, the people found the tolls to be excessive, leading over some years to a great
deal of local pressure to free the bridge entirely of the tolls. This finally
happened an 1898.
Other than the bridge, the town seems to have
little to offer. The Co-Op was useful, but limited.
After an early lunch,
we set off under a cloudy sky, but with less wind than yesterday,
and, as we travelled, the sun came out and it became pleasantly warm.
Confident in my newly-learned skills, I took the tiller for a good
share of the time. The canal was lovely, but the further scenery
limited by tall trees for much of the way. The only two locks were
single width, and just 3'6” and 3' deep respectively. We passed
through Burton-on-Trent, once famous for its numerous breweries, and
still having the smell of malt and hops in the air from the few
remaining companies.
Dallow Lock |
Branston Lock |
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